2016 Army Black Knights football team

American college football season

2016 Army Black Knights football
Heart of Dallas Bowl champion
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–5
Head coach
  • Jeff Monken (3rd season)
Offensive coordinatorBrent Davis (3rd season)
Offensive schemeTriple option
Defensive coordinatorJay Bateman (3rd season)
Base defense3–4
Captains
  • Andrew King
  • Jeremy Timpf
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
BYU     –       9 – 4  
Army     –       8 – 5  
Notre Dame     –       4 – 8  
UMass     –       2 – 10  
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Army Black Knights football team represented the United States Military Academy as an independent in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Black Knights were led by third-year head coach Jeff Monken and played their home games at Michie Stadium. They finished the season 8–5 and defeated Navy for the first time since 2001 in the Army–Navy Game.[1][2] They were invited to the Heart of Dallas Bowl where they defeated North Texas in overtime.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 27:00 p.m.at TempleCBSSNW 28–1334,005
September 1012:00 p.m.RiceCBSSNW 31–1427,013[3]
September 177:00 p.m.at UTEP
ASNW 66–1437,893
September 247:00 p.m.at BuffaloESPN3L 20–23 OT19,217
October 83:30 p.m.at DukeACCNL 6–1320,613
October 1512:00 p.m.Lafayette
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
CBSSNW 62–738,394
October 2212:00 p.m.North Texas
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
CBSSNL 18–3531,127
October 293:30 p.m.at Wake ForestACCNW 21–1327,948
November 512:00 p.m.Air Force
CBSSNL 12–3138,443
November 123:30 p.m.vs. Notre DameNBCL 6–4445,762
November 1912:00 p.m.Morgan State
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
CBSSNW 60–328,290
December 103:00 p.m.vs. No. 25 Navy
CBSW 21–1771,600
December 2711:00 a.m.vs. North TexasESPNW 38–31 OT39,117

Personnel

Roster

2016 Army Black Knights Football

Quarterback

  •  2 Joey Benden – freshman (5'10, 188)
  •  4 Kelvin Hopkins Jr. – freshman (5'10, 202)
  •  7 Chris Carter – sophomore (5'11, 183)
  •  9 Luke Langdon – sophomore (5'10, 187)
  • 11 Malik McGue – freshman (5'8, 174)
  • 13 Korie Frausto – freshman (6'0, 187)
  • 17 Ahmad Bradshaw – junior (5'11, 198)

Running backs

  •  3 Jordan Asberry – sophomore (5'9, 191)
  •  5 Joe Walker – senior (6'0, 204)
  •  6 John Trainor – junior (5'11, 190)
  •  8 Christian Drake – sophomore (5'10, 177)
  • 10 Kjetil Cline – freshman (6'0, 196)
  • 20 Spencer Sheff – sophomore (5'11, 205)
  • 21 Nick Meunier – freshman (5'8, 175)
  • 22 Tyler Campbell – sophomore (5'11, 184)
  • 23 PaulAndrew Rhoden – senior (6'0, 213)
  • 26 Donovan Franklin – freshman (5'9, 187)
  • 27 Malik Crossdale – sophomore (5'10, 216)
  • 30 Elijah St. Hilaire – senior (5'9, 196)
  • 32 Kell Walker – freshman (5'9, 195)
  • 33 Darnell Woolfolk – sophomore (5'9, 225)
  • 36 Ryan Velez – freshman (5'11, 195)
  • 38 Dejoun Lee – freshman (5'7, 173)
  • 40 Andy Davidson – sophomore (6'2, 220)
  • 44 Kevin Hicks – freshman (5'11, 195)
  • 53 Cole Macek – sophomore (5'11, 220)

Tight end

  • 42 Will Huff – freshman (6'2, 235)
  • 46 Trey Neville – freshman (6'4, 240)
  • 49 Juwan Griffith-James – sophomore (6'1, 238)
  • 85 Quinten Parker – sophomore (6'1, 241)
  • 87 Zach Saum – sophomore (6'5, 200)
  • 88 Joe Corless Jr. – sophomore (6'2, 217)
  • 95 Nick Steinhaus – freshman (6'0, 225)

Wide receiver

  • 14 Shafer Swann – sophomore (6'2, 204)
  • 15 Christian Poe – sophomore (6'3, 190)
  • 45 Dan McFadden – sophomore (6'2, 179)
  • 80 Glen Coates – freshman (6'0, 191)
  • 81 Jeff Ejekam – junior (6'2, 204)
  • 82 Edgar Poe – senior (6'4, 216)
  • 83 Luke Peterman – sophomore (6'4, 205)
  • 84 Jermaine Adams – junior (6'1, 216)
  • 86 Christian Hayes – freshman (6'0, 183)

Placekicker

  • 18 Blake Wilson – junior (5'9, 145)
  • 23 Mitchell Howard – senior (6'1, 192)
  • 96 Avery Walas – freshman
  • 97 David Cooper – freshman (6'2, 179)
  • 99 Nick Schrage – sophomore (6'0, 174)
  

Offensive lineman

  • 50 Alex Herndon – freshman (6'2, 240)
  • 51 Nick Miller – sophomore (6'1, 260)
  • 52 Kyle Wilkins – freshman (6'3, 285)
  • 53 Jeff Panara – sophomore (6'3, 253)
  • 54 Josh Rea – sophomore (6'0, 284)
  • 55 Lofi Tamasese – senior (6'1, 288)
  • 56 Riko Tamasese – sophomore (6'1, 285)
  • 57 Ethan Palelei – sophomore (6'0, 275)
  • 58 Kaveinga Tuitahi – sophomore (6'3, 3300)
  • 59 Mike Johnson – freshman (6'3, 262)
  • 60 Justin Gilbert – senior (6'7, 294)
  • 62 Rick Kurz – sophomore (6'2, 271)
  • 63 Jake Baumert – freshman (6'3, 301)
  • 64 Mike Owens – freshman (6'4, 260)
  • 65 Bryce Holland – junior (6'2, 285)
  • 66 Joshua Boylan – junior (6'2, 280)
  • 67 Joseph Hansbury – sophomore (6'3, 274)
  • 68 Liam McCarthy – freshman (6'2, 264)
  • 69 Grant Kerstens – freshman (6'2, 262)
  • 70 Mike Houghton – junior (6'4, 288)
  • 71 Tyler Young – sophomore (6'2, 280)
  • 72 Colby Enegren – senior (6'2, 279)
  • 73 Noah Utley – freshman (6'4, 245)
  • 74 Austin Schuffert – sophomore (6'2, 270)
  • 75 Jack Sides – freshman (6'2, 271)
  • 76 Tim Gant – sophomore (6'3, 278)
  • 76 Joe Tustin – junior (6'2, 307)
  • 77 Jaxson Deaton – freshman (6'4, 300)
  • 78 Brett Toth – junior (6'6, 276)
  • 79 Cooper Simpson – freshman (6'0, 258)
  • 91 Nick Dabbelt – freshman (6'1, 250)

Defensive line

  • 57 Jordan Smith – senior (6'3, 264)
  • 58 Andrew McLean – junior (6'4, 282)
  • 59 John Voit – junior (6'3, 258)
  • 77 Raymond Wright – junior (6'3, 279)
  • 90 Eddy Ruzga – senior (6'3, 249)
  • 91 Wunmi Oyetuga – sophomore (6'4, 269)
  • 92 Matt Allgor – sophomore (6'2, 238)
  • 93 Rod Stoddard II – freshman (5'11, 282)
  • 96 Emmanuel Aka – sophomore (6'2, 230)
  • 96 Julian Meares – freshman (6'2, 223)
  • 99 Cordarrell Davis – sophomore (6'0, 240)

Long snappers

  • 48 Clay Barton – junior (5'10, 185)
  • 83 Scott Flanick – sophomore (6'2, 235)

Punter

  • 17 Zach Potter – freshman (5'10, 208)
  • 95 Caleb Watkins – freshman (5'10, 167)
  • 98 J.D. Mote – sophomore (6'5, 215)
  

Linebacker

  • 11 Andrew King – senior (6'0, 246)
  • 15 Ryan Parker – freshman (6'0, 209)
  • 18 Jake Ellington – freshman (6'3, 218)
  • 19 James Nachtigal – sophomore (6'0, 230)
  • 21 Alex Aukerman – junior (6'1, 242)
  • 25 Marco Carrabotta – freshman (6'0, 241)
  • 30 Hayden Haupt – freshman (6'2, 227)
  • 36 Scott Washle – junior (6'1, 240)
  • 37 Donavan Lynch – freshman (6'0, 205)
  • 39 Jeremy Timpf – senior (6'1, 230)
  • 40 Elijah Payne – freshman (6'1, 213)
  • 42 Calen Holt – sophomore (6'0, 220)
  • 43 Connor Slomka – freshman (6'0, 223)
  • 43 Jacquese Steen – freshman (6'0, 222)
  • 44 Jarrod Jones – sophomore (5'10, 210)
  • 45 Tyler L'Hommedieu – junior (6'0, 214)
  • 47 Samuel Johnson – sophomore (6'2, 241)
  • 49 Jacob Covington – freshman (6'2, 247)
  • 50 Bayle Wolf – junior (6'0, 217)
  • 51 Joe Ryan – freshman (6'1, 213)
  • 52 Ryan Grady III – freshman (6'2, 203)
  • 53 Amadeo West – freshman (6'2, 220)
  • 54 Cole Christiansen – freshman (6'2, 218)
  • 55 Matt Sannella – junior (6'1, 250)
  • 56 Kenneth Brinson – sophomore (6'2, 233)
  • 98 Chandler Ramirez – sophomore (6'0, 229)

Defensive backs

  •  1 Marcus Hyatt – sophomore (5'10, 180)
  •  2 Gibby Gibson – sophomore (6'1, 213)
  •  4 Max Regan – sophomore (6'2, 197)
  •  6 Elijah Riley – freshman (6'0, 208)
  •  7 Jaylon McClinton – freshman (5'10, 192)
  •  9 Xavier Moss – senior (6'2, 204)
  • 10 Gervon Simon – senior (5'11, 203)
  • 14 Jalen Sharp – sophomore (6'1, 182)
  • 16 Rashaad Bolton – freshman (5'11, 222)
  • 17 Steven Johnson – senior (6'0, 191)
  • 20 Rhyan England – junior (5'10, 190)
  • 22 Malik Hancock – freshman (5'8, 160)
  • 23 Jack King – freshman (6'2, 208)
  • 26 Richard Hanson – freshman (5'10, 177)
  • 27 Thai Wright – freshman (5'10, 189)
  • 28 Brandon Jackson – sophomore (6'0, 178)
  • 29 Mike Reynolds – sophomore (5'10, 185)
  • 31 Anthony Battaglia – freshman (6'1, 203)
  • 32 Zach Scott – sophomore (5'10, 159)
  • 33 Boomer Bakich Jr. – sophomore (6'1, 208)
  • 34 Matthew Kaufmann – senior (5'9, 195)
  • 38 Cameron Jones – freshman (6'0, 194)
  • 46 DJ Young Jr. – freshman (5'10, 160)
  • 47 Michel Toure – freshman (6'3, 218)

Depth chart

Defense


FS
Rhyan England
Max Regan
⋅


WLB ILB ILB SLB
Kenneth Brinson Jeremy Timpf Andrew King Alex Aukerman
James Nachtigal Calen Holt Scott Washle James Gibson
⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅
SS
Xavier Moss
Cameron James
⋅
CB
Marcus Hyatt
Elijah Riley
⋅


DE NT DE
Eddy Ruzga Andrew McLean John Voit
Wunmi Oyetuga Raymond Wright Amadeo West
⋅ Cordarrell Davis ⋅
CB
Brandon Jackson
Mike Reynolds
⋅
Offense
WR
Edgar Poe
Jermaine Adams
⋅
SB
Jordan Asberry
Kell Walker
Joe Walker
LT LG C RG RT
Rick Kurz Justin Gilbert Bryce Holland Mike Houghton Brett Toth
Colby Enegren Jaxson Deaton Joshua Boylan Mike Johnson Austin Schuffert
⋅ Tim Gant ⋅ ⋅ ⋅
SB
Tyler Campbell
Elijah St. Hilaire
Christian Drake
WR
Jeff Ejekam
Luke Peterman
⋅
QB
Ahmad Bradshaw
Chris Carter
⋅
Key reserves
TE #1 : Quinten Parker
TE #2 : Juwan Griffith-James




FB
Andy Davidson
Darnell Woolfolk
Cole Macek
Special teams
PK Mitchell Howard
P Nick Schrage
KR Tyler Campbell & Elijah St. Hilaire
PR Edgar Poe & Malik McGue
LS Clay Barton
H Ahmad Bradshaw

Depth Chart 2016
True Freshman
Double Position : *

Game summaries

At Temple

Army Black Knights at Temple Owls
Period 1 2 34Total
Black Knights 0 7 71428
Owls 0 10 3013

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA

  • Date: September 3, 2016
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 79 F • Wind: NNE 8 mph • Weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 34,005
  • Referee: Adam Savoie
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan (Play-by-play), Corey Chavous (color) & Melanie Collins (sideline)
  • ESPN – Army racks up 329 rushing yards to beat Temple 28–13[4] /// Box Score, Army vs Temple[5]
Game information
First quarter

no scoring

Second quarter
  • (14:32) TEM TD: Ryquell Armstead 6-yard rush (Austin Jones kick); 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:59
  • (09:00) ARMY TD: Ahmad Bradshaw 10-yard rush (Mitchell Howard kick); 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:32
  • (02:51) TEM FG: Austin Jones 41-yard field goal; 4 plays, −1 yard, 0:46
Third quarter
  • (08:18) ARMY TD: Andy Davidson 3-yard rush (Mitchell Howard kick); 12 plays, 77 yards, 6:42
  • (01:29) TEM FG: Austin Jones 27-yard field goal; 14 plays, 65 yards, 6:49
Fourth quarter
  • (09:38) ARMY TD: Tyler Campbell 12-yard rush (Mitchell Howard kick); 14 plays, 81 yards, 6:45
  • (02:28) ARMY TD: Andy Davidson 17-yard rush (Mitchell Howard kick); 2 plays, 36 yards, 0:43
Passing
  • ARMY – Ahmad Bradshaw: 1/4, 11 yds
  • TEM – Phillip Walker: 12/26, 168 yds, 3 INT
Rushing
  • ARMY – Andy Davidson: 22 att, 121 yds, 2 TD
  • TEM – Ryquell Armstead: 16 att, 77 yds, 1 TD
Receiving
  • ARMY – Edgar Allen Poe: 1 rec, 11 yds
  • TEM – Marshall Ellick: 4 rec, 46 yds

Rice

Rice Owls at Army Black Knights
Period 1 2 34Total
Owls 7 0 7014
Black Knights 14 7 7331

at Michie Stadium, West Point, NY

  • Date: September 10, 2016
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 82 F • Wind: SSE 7 mph • Weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 27,013
  • Referee: Gary Patterson
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Ben Holden (Play-by-play), Jay Feely (color) & John Schriffen (sideline)
  • ESPN – Davidson scores 3 TDs, Army beats Rice 31–14[6] /// Box Score, Army vs Rice[7]
Game information
First quarter
  • (14:00) RICE TD: Connor Cella 64-yard pass from Tyler Stehling (Haden Tobola kick); 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:00
  • (11:02) ARMY TD: Darnell Woolfolk 6-yard rush (Mitchell Howard kick); 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:50
  • (00:43) ARMY TD: Andy Davidson 13-yard rush (Mitchell Howard kick); 13 plays, 84 yards, 7:02
Second quarter
  • (04:16) ARMY TD: Andy Davidson 2-yard rush (Mitchell Howard kick); 7 plays, 35 yards, 3:30
Third quarter
  • (08:02) RICE TD: Austin Walter 37-yard rush (Haden Tobola kick); 1 play, 37 yards, 0:08
  • (04:21) ARMY TD: Andy Davidson 3-yard rush (Mitchell Howard kick); 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:41
Fourth quarter
  • (08:32) ARMY FG: Mitchell Howard 23-yard field goal; 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:58
Passing
  • RICE – Tyler Stehling: 16/30, 197 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
  • ARMY – Ahmad Bradshaw: 3/5, 55 yds
Rushing
  • RICE – Darik Dillard: 8 att, 52 yds
  • ARMY – Andy Davidson: 23 att, 107 yds, 3 TD
Receiving
  • RICE – Connor Cella: 2 rec, 69 yds, 1 TD
  • ARMY – Edgar Allen Poe: 2 rec, 46 yds

At UTEP

Army Black Knights at UTEP Miners
Period 1 2 34Total
Black Knights 3 21 281466
Miners 0 0 14014

at Sun Bowl, El Paso, TX

  • Date: September 17, 2016
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. MDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 92 F • Wind: W 8 mph • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 37,893
  • Referee: Steve LaMantia
  • TV announcers (ASN): Dave Armstrong (Play-by-play) & Richard Baldinger (color)
  • ESPN – Army improves to 3–0 with 66–14 victory over UTEP[8] /// Box Score, Army vs UTEP[9]
Game information
First quarter
  • (07:10) ARMY FG: Mitchell Howard 27-yard field goal; 14 plays, 65 yards, 7:50
Second quarter
  • (13:45) ARMY TD: Darnell Woolfolk 9-yard rush (Mitchell Howard kick); 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:30
  • (07:42) ARMY TD: Chris Carter 2-yard rush (Mitchell Howard kick); 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:46
  • (00:09) ARMY TD: Jordan Asberry 2-yard rush (Mitchell Howard kick); 12 plays, 82 yards, 5:27
Third quarter
  • (12:36) ARMY TD: Andy Davidson 33-yard rush (Mitchell Howard kick); 2 plays, 54 yards, 1:11
  • (12:27) ARMY TD: Max Regan 13-yard fumble return (Mitchell Howard kick)
  • (11:37) UTEP TD: Aaron Jones 24-yard rush (Jay Mattox kick); 2 plays, 46 yards, 0:40
  • (06:34) ARMY TD: Darnell Woolfolk 1-yard rush (Mitchell Howard kick); 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:03
  • (03:36) UTEP TD: Hayden Plinke 3-yard pass from Zack Greenlee (Jay Mattox kick); 7 plays, 91 yards, 2:51
  • (00:43) ARMY TD: Darnell Woolfolk 8-yard rush (Blake Wilson kick); 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:53
Fourth quarter
  • (10:48) Joe Walker 39-yard pass from Malik McGue (Blake Wilson); 7 plays, 71 yards, 3:59
  • (05:32) Elijah St. Hilaire 2-yard rush (Blake Wilson kick); 6 plays, 32 yards, 3:28
Passing
  • ARMY – Ahmad Bradshaw: 3/4, 64 yds
  • UTEP – Zack Greenlee: 9/17, 144 yds, 1 TD
Rushing
  • ARMY – Andy Davidson: 17 att, 106 yds, 1 TD
  • UTEP – Aaron Jones: 11 att, 67 yds, 1 TD
Receiving
  • ARMY – Joe Walker: 1 rec, 39 yds, 1 TD
  • UTEP – Tyler Batson: 2 rec, 61 yds

At Buffalo

Army Black Knights at Buffalo Bulls
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Black Knights 7 3 100020
Bulls 0 0 614323

at UB Stadium, Amherst, NY

  • Date: September 24, 2016
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 62 F • Wind: NNE 9 mph • Weather: Clear, falling temps
  • Game attendance: 19,217
  • Referee: Mark Kluczynski
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Doug Sherman (Play-by-play) & Dustin Fox (color)
  • ESPN – Buffalo comes back to beat Army 23–20 in OT[10] /// Box Score, Army vs Buffalo[11]
Game information
First quarter
  • (09:34) ARMY TD: Jordan Asberry 15-yard rush (Blake Wilson kick); 9 plays, 71 yards, 4:15
Second quarter
  • (11:27) ARMY FG: Blake Wilson 21-yard field goal; 14 plays, 80 yards, 7:08
Third quarter
  • (10:48) UB TD: Tyree Jackson 1-yard rush (Adam Mitcheson kick failed); 6 plays, 23 yards, 2:12
  • (07:53) ARMY FG: Blake Wilson 38-yard field goal; 7 plays, 55 yards, 2:45
  • (01:25) ARMY TD: Ahmad Bradshaw 5-yard rush (Blake Wilson kick); 11 plays, 62 yards, 5:25
Fourth quarter
  • (08:25) UB TD: Kamathi Holsey 5-yard pass from Tyree Jackson (Adam Mitcheson kick); 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:05
  • (02:26) UB TD: Tyree Jackson 1-yard rush (Adam Mitcheson kick); 13 plays, 62 yards, 3:47
Overtime
  • UB FG: Adam Mitcheson 33-yard field goal; 5 plays, 10 yards
Passing
  • ARMY – Ahmad Bradshaw: 3/8, 36 yds
  • UB – Tyree Jackson: 20/31, 178 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
  • ARMY – Ahmad Bradshaw: 22 att, 126 yds, 1 TD
  • UB – Johnat Hawkins: 10 att, 37 yds
Receiving
  • ARMY – Christian Poe: 1 rec, 23 yds
  • UB – Marcus McGill: 2 rec, 63 yds

At Duke

Army Black Knights at Duke Blue Devils
Period 1 2 34Total
Black Knights 0 6 006
Blue Devils 7 6 0013

at Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, NC

  • Date: October 8, 2016
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 68 F • Wind: NNE 19 mph • Weather: Rain, Wind Gusts
  • Game attendance: 20,613
  • Referee: David Epperley
  • TV announcers (ACCN): Wes Durham (Play-by-play), James Bates (color), & Niki Noto (sideline)
  • ESPN – Duke edges Army 13–6 in wind and rain from Hurricane Matthew[12] /// Box Score, Army vs Duke[13]
Game information
First quarter
  • (07:54) DUKE TD: Erich Schneider 3-yard pass from Parker Boehme (AJ Reed kick); 3 plays, 9 yards, 1:04
Second quarter
  • (10:22) DUKE TD: Aaron Young 22-yard pass from Daniel Jones (Danny Stirt rush failed); 6 plays, 32 yards, 3:22
  • (02:11) ARMY TD: Andy Davidson 45-yard rush (Blake Wilson rush failed); 2 plays, 56 yards, 0:49
Third quarter

no scoring

Fourth quarter

no scoring

Passing
  • ARMY – Ahmad Bradshaw: 2/8, 38 yds, 1 INT
  • DUKE – Daniel Jones: 7/15, 41 yds, 1 TD
Rushing
  • ARMY – Andy Davidson: 16 att, 120 yds, 1 TD
  • DUKE – Daniel Jones: 21 att, 55 yds
Receiving
  • ARMY – Christian Poe: 3 rec, 49 yds
  • DUKE – Aaron Young: 1 rec, 22 yds, 1 TD

Lafayette

Lafayette Leopards at Army Black Knights
Period 1 2 34Total
Leopards 0 7 007
Black Knights 14 21 141362

at Michie Stadium, West Point, NY

  • Date: October 15, 2016
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 58 F • Wind: SSE 5 mph • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 38,394
  • Referee: Jeff Maconaghy
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Ben Holden (Play-by-play), Jay Feely (color), & John Schriffen (sideline)
  • ESPN – Army racks up 671 yards of offense, dominates Lafayette 62–7[14] /// Box Score, Lafayette vs Army[15]
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:15) ARMY TD: Ahmad Bradshaw 60-yard rush (Blake Wilson kick); 4 plays, 88 yards, 1:49
  • (02:30) ARMY TD: Jordan Asberry 20-yard rush (Blake Wilson kick); 8 plays, 50 yards, 4:19
Second quarter
  • (12:18) ARMY TD: Chris Carter 19-yard rush (Blake Wilson kick); 7 plays, 64 yards, 2:53
  • (08:57) ARMY TD: Jeff Ejekam 7-yard pass from Ahmad Bradshaw (Blake Wilson kick); 5 plays, 79 yards, 2:02
  • (05:39) ARMY TD: Jordan Asberry 59-yard pass from Chris Carter (Blake Wilson kick); 1 play, 59 yards, 0:10
  • (02:56) LAFAYETTE TD: Drew Reed 5-yard rush (Jacob Bissell kick); 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:43
Third quarter
  • (09:07) ARMY TD: Cole Macek 4-yard rush (Blake Wilson kick); 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:53
  • (03:59) ARMY TD: Joe Walker 20-yard pass from Chris Carter (Blake Wilson kick); 9 plays, 78 yards, 4:06
Fourth quarter
  • (07:50) ARMY TD: Kevin Hicks 5-yard rush (Blake Wilson kick blocked); 10 plays, 75 yards, 6:12
  • (02:55) ARMY TD: Malik McGue 41-yard rush (Avery Walas kick); 4 plays, 54 yards, 1:50
Passing
  • LAFAYETTE – Drew Reed: 21/36, 205 yds, 2 INT
  • ARMY – Chris Carter: 4/9, 103 yds, 2 TD
Rushing
  • LAFAYETTE – DeSean Brown: 7 att, 10 yds
  • ARMY – Cole Macek: 17 att, 111, 1 TD
Receiving
  • LAFAYETTE – Matt Mrazek: 9 rec, 85 yds
  • ARMY – Jordan Asberry: 1 rec, 59 yds, 1 TD

North Texas

North Texas Mean Green at Army Black Knights
Period 1 2 34Total
Mean Green 14 0 14735
Black Knights 7 3 8018

at Michie Stadium • West Point, NY

  • Date: October 22, 2016
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 48 F • Wind: NW 18 mph • Weather: Light rain
  • Game attendance: 31,127
  • Referee: Jerry Magallanes
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Ben Holden (Play-by-play), Jay Feely (color), & John Schriffen (sideline)
  • ESPN – Jeffrey Wilson scores 3 times, North Texas beats Army 35–18[16] /// Box Score, North Texas vs Army[17]
Game information
First Quarter
  • (07:38) ARMY TD: Darnell Woolfolk 9-yard rush (Blake Wilson kick); 11 plays, 58 yards, 5:20
  • (05:38) NT TD: Terian Goree 34-yard pass from Mason Fine (Trevor Moore kick); 7 plays, 76 yards, 1:59
  • (04:57) NT TD: Eric Jenkins 34-yard interception return (Trevor Moore kick)
Second Quarter
  • (13:28) ARMY FG: Blake Wilson 39-yard field goal; 14 plays, 70 yards, 6:15
Third Quarter
  • (13:28) NT TD: Jeffrey Wilson 41-yard rush (Trevor Moore kick); 3 plays, 67 yards, 1:30
  • (07:33) NT TD: Jeffrey Wilson 1-yard rush (Trevor Moore kick); 7 plays, 50 yards, 3:26
  • (01:14) ARMY TD: Ahmad Bradshaw 6-yard rush (Ahmad Bradshaw rush for 2-pt conversion); 13 plays, 70 yards, 6:19
Fourth Quarter
  • (05:58) NT TD: Jeffrey Wilson 1-yard rush (Trevor Moore kick); 7 plays, 88 yards, 3:36
Passing
  • NT – Mason Fine: 9/17, 118 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
  • ARMY – Ahmad Bradshaw: 7/21, 94 yds, 4 INT
Rushing
  • NT – Jeffrey Wilson: 15 att, 160 yds, 3 TD
  • ARMY – Ahmad Bradshaw: 24 att, 90 yds, 1 TD
Receiving
  • NT – Terian Goree: 2 rec, 41 yds, 1 TD
  • ARMY – D. Mendenhall: 1 rec, 39 yds

At Wake Forest

Army Black Knights at Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Period 1 2 34Total
Black Knights 7 0 01421
Demon Deacons 0 7 3313

at BB&T Field, Winston–Salem, North Carolina

  • Date: October 29, 2016
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 76 F • Wind: SW 4 mph • Weather: Clear
  • Game attendance: 27,948
  • Referee: David Epperley
  • TV announcers (ACCN): James Bates (Play-by-play), Takeo Spikes (color), & Kelsey Wingert (sideline)
  • ESPN – Bradshaw, Woolfolk TDs help Army beat Wake Forest 21–13[18] /// Box Score, Army vs Wake Forest[19]
Game information
First quarter
  • (07:54) ARMY TD: Edgar Allen Poe 43-yard pass from Ahmad Bradshaw (Blake Wilson kick); 1 play, 43 yards, 0:08
Second quarter
  • (07:43) WF TD: Tabari Hines 3-yard pass from John Wolford (Mike Weaver kick); 9 plays, 69 yards, 3:06
Third quarter
  • (12:02) WF FG: Mike Weaver 37-yard field goal; 7 plays, 16 yards, 1:51
Fourth quarter
  • (11:45) ARMY TD: Ahmad Bradshaw 11-yard rush (Blake Wilson kick); 9 plays, 88 yards, 4:00
  • (02:54) ARMY TD: Darnell Woolfolk 6-yard rush (Blake Wilson kick); 12 plays, 60 yards, 6:31
  • (01:25) WF FG: Mike Weaver 34-yard field goal; 10 plays, 49 yards, 1:29
Passing
  • ARMY – Ahmad Bradshaw: 6/8, 145 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
  • WF – John Wolford: 23/43, 220 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
Rushing
  • ARMY – Ahmad Bradshaw: 27 att, 65 yds, 1 TD
  • WF – John Wolford: 10 att, 66 yds
Receiving
  • ARMY – Edgar Allen Poe: 4 rec, 122 yds, 1 TD
  • WF – Tabari Hines: 7 rec, 79 yds, 1 TD

Air Force

Air Force Falcons at Army Black Knights
Period 1 2 34Total
Falcons 0 10 14731
Black Knights 0 6 6012

at Michie Stadium, West Point, NY

  • Date: November 5, 2016
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 55 F • Wind: WNW 9 mph • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 38,443
  • Referee: Reggie Smith
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Ben Holden (Play-by-play), Jay Feely (color), & Jill Savage (sideline)
  • ESPN – Worthman lifts Air Force over Army 31–12[20] /// Box Score, Air Force vs Army[21]
Game information
First quarter

no scoring

Second quarter
  • (07:39) AF FG: Luke Strebel 20-yard field goal; 10 plays, 77 yards, 4:21
  • (04:34) AF TD: Shayne Davern 17-yard rush (Luke Strebel kick); 3 plays, 55 yards, 0:59
  • (01:19) ARMY TD: Kell Walker 32-yard rush (Black Wilson kick blocked); 6 plays, 65 yards, 3:15
Third quarter
  • (11:31) AF TD: Jacobi Owens 46-yard pass from Arion Worthman (Luke Strebel kick); 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:23
  • (05:55) ARMY TD: Edgar Allen Poe 14-yard pass from Ahmad Bradshaw (Ahmad Bradshaw pass failed); 10 plays, 76 yards, 5:24
  • (03:34) AF TD: Timothy McVey 4-yard rush (Luke Strebel kick); 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:21
Fourth quarter
  • (08:50) AF TD: Arion Worthman 4-yard rush (Luke Strebel kick); 6 plays, 55 yards, 2:34
Passing
  • AF – Arion Worthman: 6/9, 195 yds, 1 TD
  • ARMY – Ahmad Bradshaw: 5/15, 84 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
  • AF – Jacobi Owens: 12 att, 106 yds
  • ARMY – Andy Davidson: 10 att, 45 yds
Receiving
  • AF – Jalen Robinette: 3 rec, 104 yds
  • ARMY – Edgar Allen Poe: 3 rec, 46 yds, 1 TD

Vs. Notre Dame

Army Black Knights vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Period 1 2 34Total
Black Knights 0 6 006
Fighting Irish 21 17 6044

at Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas

  • Date: November 12, 2016
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 74 F • Wind: n/a • Weather: Indoors
  • Game attendance: 45,762
  • Referee: Stuart Mullins
  • TV announcers (NBC): Dan Hicks (Play-by-play), Doug Flutie (color), & Kathryn Tappen (sideline)
  • ESPN – Kizer leads Notre Dame past Army with ease, 44–6[22] /// Box Score, Army vs Notre Dame[23]
Game information
First quarter
  • (14:48) ND TD: C. J. Sanders 92-yard kickoff return (Justin Yoon kick)
  • (10:00) ND TD: Kevin Stepherson 37-yard pass from DeShone Kizer (Justin Yoon kick); 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:42
  • (03:44) ND TD: Josh Adams 2-yard rush (Justin Yoon kick); 8 plays, 44 yards, 3:35
Second quarter
  • (14:14) ARMY TD: Kell Walker 2-yard rush (Mitchell Howard kick failed); 9 plays, 63 yards, 4:30
  • (09:34) ND TD: Durham Smythe 10-yard pass from DeShone Kizer (Justin Yoon kick); 9 plays, 71 yards, 4:40
  • (03:39) ND FG: Justin Yoon 27-yard field goal; 9 plays, 49 yards, 4:22
  • (00:37) ND TD: Durham Smythe 31-yard pass from DeShone Kizer (Justin Yoon kick); 7 plays, 48 yards, 0:59
Third quarter
  • (00:54) ND TD: Tarean Folston 4-yard rush (Justin Yoon kick failed); 5 plays, 37 yards, 1:39
Fourth quarter

no scoring

Passing
  • ARMY – Malik McGue: 2/3, 13 yds, 1 INT
  • ND – DeShone Kizer: 17/28, 209 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
  • ARMY – Darnell Woolfolk: 11 att, 95 yds
  • ND – Tarean Folston: 13 att, 84 yds, 1 TD
Receiving
  • ARMY – Christian Poe: 1 rec, 9 yds
  • ND – Kevin Stepherson: 5 rec, 75 yds, 1 TD

Morgan State

Morgan State Bears at Army Black Knights
Period 1 2 34Total
Bears 0 3 003
Black Knights 13 16 102160

at Michie Stadium, West Point, New York

  • Date: November 19, 2016
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 59 F • Wind: SSE 8 mph • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 28,290
  • Referee: Ron Cherry
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Ben Holden (Play-by-play), Jay Feely (color), John Schriffen (sideline)
  • ESPN – Army dominates on both sides in 60–3 win over Morgan State[24] /// Box Score, Morgan State vs Army[25]
Game information
First quarter
  • (09:26) ARMY TD: Andy Davidson 23-yard rush (Blake Wilson kick); 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:49
  • (06:58) ARMY TD: Ahmad Bradshaw 5-yard rush (Blake Wilson kick failed); 3 plays, 47 yards, 0:40
Second quarter
  • (09:25) MSU FG: Alex Raya 24-yard field goal; 7 plays, 12 yards, 2:18
  • (02:45) ARMY TD: Jordan Asberry 50-yard rush (Ahmad Bradshaw rush for 2-pt conversion); 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:49
  • (00:23) ARMY TD: Edgar Allen Poe 31-yard pass from Ahmad Bradshaw (Andy Davidson rush for 2-pt conversion); 4 plays, 49 yards, 1:26
Third quarter
  • (09:50) ARMY TD: Darnell Woolfolk 27-yard rush (Blake Wilson kick); 11 plays, 86 yards, 5:01
  • (02:57) ARMY FG: Blake Wilson 47-yard field goal; 9 plays, 21 yards, 4:00
Fourth quarter
  • (14:33) ARMY TD: Andy Davidson 19-yard rush (Avery Walas kick); 5 plays, 60 yards, 1:38
  • (08:30) ARMY TD: Cole Macek 56-yard rush (Mitchell Howard kick); 2 plays, 68 yards, 0:49
  • (00:43) ARMY TD: Cole Macek 19-yard rush (Mitchell Howard kick); 11 plays, 83 yards, 5:12
Passing
  • MSU – Chris Andrews: 8/20, 79 yds
  • ARMY – Ahmad Bradshaw: 3/7, 57 yds, 1 TD
Rushing
  • MSU – Lamont Brown III: 11 att, 20 yds
  • ARMY – Andy Davidson: 18 att, 111 yds, 2 TD
Receiving
  • MSU – Landon Malbrough: 4 rec, 34 yds
  • ARMY – Edgar Allen Poe: 2 rec, 47 yds, 1 TD

Vs. Navy

Army Black Knights vs. #25 (CFP) Navy Midshipmen (117th Army-Navy Game)
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 25 (CFP) Midshipmen 0 0 10717
Black Knights 7 7 0721

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

  • Date: December 10, 2017
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 36 F • Wind: W 11 mph • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 71,600
  • Referee: Stuart Mullins
  • TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), & Allie LaForce (sideline)
  • ESPN – Army ends 14-year losing streak against Navy[26] /// Box Score, Army vs Navy (117th Army-Navy Game)[27]
Game information
First quarter
  • (04:23) ARMY TD: Andy Davidson 1-yard rush (Blake Wilson kick); 14 plays, 66 yards, 7:39
Second quarter
  • (07:12) ARMY TD: Andy Davidson 1-yard rush (Blake Wilson kick); 11 plays, 46 yards, 6:15
Third quarter
  • (11:23) NAVY TD: Zach Abey 1-yard rush (Bennett Moehring kick); 6 plays, 32 yards, 2:45
  • (03:59) NAVY FG: Bennett Moehring 28-yard field goal; 10 plays, 54 yards, 5:20
Fourth quarter
  • (12:42) NAVY TD: Zach Abey 41-yard rush (Bennett Moehring kick); 2 plays 53 yards, 0:47
  • (06:00) ARMY TD: Ahmad Bradshaw 9-yard rush (Blake Wilson kick); 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:42
Passing
  • NAVY – Zach Abey: 6/10, 89 yds, 2 INT
  • ARMY – Ahmad Bradshaw: 2/4, 35 yds, 1 INT
Rushing
  • NAVY – Zach Abey: 19 att, 73 yds, 2 TD
  • ARMY – Kell Walker: 16 att, 94 yds
Receiving
  • NAVY – Jamir Tillman: 3 rec, 33 yds
  • ARMY – Edgar Allen Poe: 1 rec, 29 yds

Vs. North Texas – Heart of Dallas Bowl

Army Black Knights vs. North Texas Mean Green (2016 Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl)
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Black Knights 12 12 70738
Mean Green 7 14 73031

at Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX

  • Date: December 27, 2016
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 57 F • Wind: NW 3 mph • Weather: Mostly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 39,117
  • Referee: Hubert Owens
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Allen Bestwick (Play-by-play), Mike Bellotti (color), & Kris Budden (sideline)
  • ESPN – Army rushes past North Texas in OT at Heart of Dallas Bowl[28] /// Box Score, Army vs North Texas (2016 Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl)[29]
Game information
First Quarter
  • (09:18) ARMY TD: Darnell Woolfolk 5-yard rush (Blake Wilson kick failed); 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:42
  • (06:35) NT TD: Jeffery Wilson 22-yard rush (Trevor Moore kick); 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:37
  • (04:56) ARMY TD: Tyler Campbell 70-yard rush (Kell Walker rush failed); 3 plays, 76 yards, 1:34
Second Quarter
  • (13:05) ARMY TD: Darnell Woolfolk 1-yard rush (Ahmad Bradshaw rush fumbled); 10 plays, 67 yards 5:14
  • (06:37) ARMY TD: Andy Davidson 6-yard rush (D. Mendenhall pass failed); 9 plays, 93 yards, 4:10
  • (02:26) NT TD: Jeffery Wilson 22-yard pass from Alec Morris (Trevor Moore kick); 9 plays, 83 yards, 4:02
  • (00:10) NT TD: Rico Bussey 27-yard pass from Alec Morris (Trevor Moore kick); 6 plays, 68 yards, 1:40
Third Quarter
  • (07:41) ARMY TD: Ahmad Bradshaw 65-yard rush (Blake Wilson kick); 6 plays, 84 yards, 3:05
  • (00:45) NT TD: Tyler Wilson 17-yard pass from Alec Morris (Trevor Moore kick); 1 play, 18 yards, 0:05
Fourth Quarter
  • (00:28) NT FG: Trevor Moore 37-yard field goal; 11 plays, 50 yards, 1:50
Overtime
  • ARMY TD: Jordan Asberry 3-yard rush (Blake Wilson kick); 7 plays, 25 yards
Passing
  • ARMY – Ahmad Bradshaw: 2/3, 53 yds
  • NT – Alec Morris: 26/38, 304 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
  • ARMY – Ahmad Bradshaw: 18 att, 129 yds, 1 TD
  • NT – Jeffery Wilson: 20 att, 81 yds, 1 TD
Receiving
  • ARMY – Tyler Campbell: 1 rec, 38 yds
  • NT – Tyler Wilson: 5 rec, 81 yds, 1 TD

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